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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
3
Public notice describes mailing details and advertising rates for the Corry Pennsylvania paper. It lists weak South Street address, publication terms, and per copy carrier pricing, with yearly mail rates and post office classification.
The article recalls Koch and Loose flying a German plane back from danger through fog and wind. Their motor magnets held, they reached the West Coast of Ireland despite loss of control moments. They display airmanship, vow to try again while noting Atlantic westward flights are riskier.
Aug 18 report outlines plans for a new community swimming pool near Warren within 60 feet of Morrisons Run tourist site. Local meeting set for Aug 2 to discuss feasibility and funding with Chamber of Commerce rooms as venue.
A bridge on Unionville road collapsed under a Freedom oil works tank truck injuring three men. Howard Kradel of New Brighton, 30, suffered a fractured skull and is in a focal hospital. A D King and Steve Kausick had minor bruises. The truck was driven to a filling station ten miles from New Brighton after the collapse.
Erie report notes no trace of George E Barker missing since last Thursday in Ripley New York He was a gas station attendant and formerly ran a southern station His wife and three children are in care awaiting word from authorities
New London reports the body found off Fishes Island identified as Dr. James William Salmon, 61, a New York psychiatrist who had been missing since Saturday after disappearing from his yacht. Venango County, Oil City, and the September primaries are noted in the surrounding text.
Ames & Co. advertises Hem-Roid as a safe, permanent cure for piles claiming quick relief with no need for salves or cutting. The notice offers a full refund if the product fails to banish pain and promises thousands of satisfied users in the city.
In Flint Michigan on August 18 observers cling to hope for Mildred Doran the passenger missing since the plane crash. William Doran Jr elder brother kept vigil from six dark Wednesday morning in a local newspaper office with a small band of watchers.
Aug 18 In order to prevent disorder due to the bituminous suspension Incal coal operators urge Sheriff F Evans to issue an order prohibiting assemblies of more than three persons.
An early dawn fire gutted the Wilkins homestead in Woodlawn Pennsylvania on Aug 18 forcing several Black families who had been living there to flee. The blaze damaged the old landmark and prompted evacuation by residents and neighbors. Fire crews battled the flames but the house sustained heavy damage with nearby structures spared.
Erie ceremony plans indicate William G. Wadoo or Joseph P Tumulty may deliver the principal address at the dedication of the new Wilson Junior High section. Coroner announcement confirms the event details and school board official Ro Stanley Seep bell reported the plan.
Shanklin Buel of Mercer County was properly committed after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction of forgery and larceny conversion. Judge George Yo Moore ordered his return to the Western Penitentiary following habeas corpus proceedings.
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